We are blessed

CitP blog, 11-26-18

This is the handout from Christ In The Park yesterday.  It was a day of celebration, giving thanks, and enjoying fellowship around Christ.  And…Barbara cooked a turkey, dressing, gravy, and added some cranberry sauce to the table.  And a friend, David Hansen (proprietor of Nine Flags Wood-Fired Coffee Roasters on Main Street in Nac) supplied the grounds to make coffee for all to enjoy.

God supplied His Word, His Spirit, and His Mind to grasp His work in the lives of Believers everywhere…especially at Festival Park this Sunday.

How Blessed Are We?

Matthew 5:8-9, “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

One of the greatest mistakes that many Christians make is this:  they try to GET what they already HAVE.  Many long for a pure heart, wanting to see God.  Yet, God has already said that His kids have been given His heart, which is pure.  The “real” person of Christians ARE pure in heart.  And Christians are the only persons who SEE God.

Ezekiel 36:26, “A new heart also will I give you,

and a new spirit will I put within you…”

One of the greatest promises God ever made for His kids was the “new creation,” the “new you” He said He would make of those who trust Christ as Savior.  God has GIVEN a “pure heart” within every Believer.

Likewise, the Christ IN EVERY Christian IS a peacemaker.  That is the nature of every Christian.  Those who do not have Christ are the ones who know nothing of peace, and don’t “want” peace.  The kingdom of heaven ALREADY BELONGS to Christians.  God says so.

John 14:2, “In My Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so,

I would have told you.  I go to prepare a place for you.”

Philippians 3:20-21, “For our citizenship is in heaven; from whence also we look

for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.  Who shall change our vile body,

that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious body…”

We Christians are just abiding time here on earth, waiting to go to our real home, to live forever in peace.

How blessed are we?  Beyond measure.  Enjoy His peace this Thanksgiving, enjoy what is already ours…instead of trying to get it.

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Lee McDowell Christian Ministries

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P.O. Box 633244   Nacogdoches, TX 75963              936-559-5696

If There Be Any Virtue

This was a somber day at CitP…Big Bill (Freddie Gibson), one of our regulars, passed away this past week.  He loved being with everyone at the park on Sunday mornings, and made the effort to make his way (in his motorized chair) from his place about 2 blocks away.  Bill loved the Lord, loved the fellowship of the Saints.  He will be missed.

One great praise…Bill had asked Bobby to come stay with him and help him, only 2 days before he passed.  God gave Bobby an opportunity to be with Bill, even to have helped him dress and get ready to go the park last Sunday, just before God took Bill home.  We thank the Lord that He gave Bobby this ministry in Bill’s last hours, that Bobby experienced knowing God used him to be a friend and comfort in that time.

Our discussion this week focused on one more thought the Apostle Paul penned in Philippians chapter 4.  Even though there wasn’t much said, just being together and thinking about the things of God was a comfort to those in attendance.  See what you think about the handout.

If There Be Any Virtue

Philippians 4:8, “Finally, brethren…if there be any virtue…

think on these things.”

     The Greek word for “virtue” means “excellency, being pleasing to God, in a moral sense what gives a person their worth.” 

     In the New Testament, virtue speaks of the force of energy of the Holy Spirit accompanying the preaching of the glorious Gospel of Christ, or in a person it is the courage or resolution the Holy Spirit brings to the life of that person.

     All along we keep speaking of Christ IN a Believer, and His Spirit (Holy Spirit) energizing “our life.”  It is really HIM living through us.  We are to keep our minds focused on this Truth…think on this Truth!

     Anytime we let our mind slip back to us having to “do,” we negate the energy of the Holy Spirit.

Bobby experienced this virtue, this Holy Spirit energy, ministering to Bill.  Bobby will always have the memories of Holy Spirit energizing his life when a friend he had known for many, many years was drawing near to stepping out into eternity and God was ministering through Bobby to that friend.  Thank You, Lord.

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Lee McDowell Christian Ministries

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P.O. Box 633244   Nacogdoches, TX 75963              936-559-5696

Free From Impurities

CitP blog, 10-14-18, Free From Impurities

In another startling revelation for the folks at Christ in the Park, two different Greek words behind the same English word in two different verses give a whole different perspective on just what God says about things in their life from what they had virtually always believed.  Read the handout at the Park this Sunday to see if this helps you also!

Free From Impurities

Philippians 4:8, “Brethren, whatsoever things are…pure…think on these things.”

     The Greek word translated “pure” in this verse is hagnos.  It speaks of being chaste, free from defilements or impurities.  God is telling us that we are to think only of things that are free from the rudiments of the world, the things the world “thinks” contrary to the things of God.

     What is particularly interesting is that this is much different from the Greek word that appears in Matthew 5:8, “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.”  Here the Greek word katharos, translated “pure,” is a word that means “clean, clear, and in a spiritual sense, clean or pure from the pollution and guilt of sin.”  Think about this, “clean or clear in a spiritual sense from the pollution and guilt of sin in heart.”  This narrows down the word “pure” here to a relation to salvation.  Whereas, “pure” in Philippians 4:8 is narrowed down to thoughts in our mind, what we are thinking about.  Big difference.

     The two differences shown in the previous paragraph show the importance and critical aspect of knowing what Greek word has been translated into an English word (and any other language).  The Greeks were more specific in their vocabulary than other languages typically are.

     Back to us in this day, and our text for the morning…”think on pure (chaste, free from defilements or impurities) things.”  Well, amen.

Over and over we find that IF WE DON’T KNOW THE GREEK behind the English (or whatever language) words, we can MISS GOD and His message to us.  I love it when God opens His heart in the Believers coming to CitP and reveals Himself in a special way to each one.  LIFE, His Life, comes in a marvelous way like they have not experienced before. 

I marvel at the faithfulness of the “regulars” who come Sunday after Sunday.  And I appreciate the faithfulness of Rick and Abby who are a great encouragement to everyone, and will be handling Christ in the Park on a couple of Sundays in the future as Barbara and I connect with family members for some special occasions.  Don’t you just love God’s provision in what He has initiated!

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Lee McDowell Christian Ministries

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(blog) christinthepark.blogspot.com 

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P.O. Box 633244   Nacogdoches, TX 75963              936-559-5696

The Attempted Demise of Justice

CitP blog, 10-7-18, The Attempted Demise of Justice

Have you ever stopped to think WHY God has said, “The just shall live by faith” (Habakkuk 2:4; Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11; Hebrews 10:38).  When you read the handout from Christ in the Park this morning (included below) and see the connection between “just” and “righteous,” it will almost BLOW your mind!  Think of how interchangeable these two words are.  And think of how critical it is that we Christians CANNOT let the enemies of the Cross of Christ change or take away the absolute exactness of God’s Words and His meanings.  Our enemies would cry, “You are not being ‘fair’!”  We will not be “fair,” but “just” and “righteous”!

For any who think we are simply having a “good time” at the park on Sunday mornings…think again.

Christ and HIS faith is being lifted up Sunday after Sunday...

Christ in the Park handout, 10-7-18

The Attempted Demise of Justice

Philippians 4:8, “Brethren, whatsoever things are…just…think on these things.”

     The concept of “just” or “justice” is one of God’s foremost operative principles.  And the enemy has been attacking this thought forever.  However, in America, we have seen this fight reach new levels.

     As is the enemy’s mode of operation, he has worked very successfully to exchange “just” with the principle of “fair” in everything.  Have you ever stopped to think, and admit, “life is not fair”?  What is “fair” about being born blind?  What is “fair” about being killed in a car wreck when one is just a baby?  What is “fair” about ____________ (all sorts of issue people face in life)”?  None of these are “fair,” are they?  BUT…they are “just.”

     In the Bible, “just” is God’s word for “correct justice, expected by the One Who sets the rules whereby mankind must live.”  It is applied to God, “O righteous Father…” (John 17:25).

        “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified by His grace

         through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.  When God hath set forth to be a

         propitiation through faith in Christ Jesus’ blood, to declare righteousness for the

         remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God: to declare, I say,

         at this time his righteousness: that He might be just, and the justifier of him which

         believeth in Jesus” (Romans 3:23-26)

     With God and the Bible, the word “fair” NEVER enters any declaration or discussion when considering whether something is “right or wrong” or “legal or illegal”…it is always “just,” “justice,” “justifier,” and “justified.”  And interestingly, “righteous” in John 17:25 is translated from the same Greek word as is “just” in Romans 3.  Incredibly, EVERY instance where we find the word “righteous” in the New Testament it is from the same Greek word that we get “just”!

     GOD IS NOT “FAIR.”  GOD IS “JUST”!  Thank God He is in all our dealings!

     No wonder, God wants us to “think on…just” instead of “fair.”

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Lee McDowell Christian Ministries

(email) leemccm@gmail.com

(blog) christinthepark.blogspot.com 

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P.O. Box 633244   Nacogdoches, TX 75963              936-559-5696

Beyond Honest

CitP blog, 9-3-18, Beyond Honest

     One thing we can be certain of: ever so often the Greek words behind some of our English words in the Bible tell a different story from God than what we typically think He is saying.  And today at Christ In The Park we encountered one of those occasions.

     Last week we started a discussion of Philippians 4:8, a most exciting verse full of good direction for our minds to travel.  After looking at “think on whatsoever things that are true” last Sunday, this week we looked at “think on whatsoever things are honest.”  That sounded pretty easy on the surface. 

     However, the Greek word translated “honest” is semnos.  And it has a very different meaning from what we would ordinarily give to “honest.”  It carries more emphasis on “reverence” and “worship.”  Think on things that are “from heaven,” we might say.  Think on things that are “majestic.”  Not just thinking about truth or honesty.  It has the significance God gave through Paul to the Saints at Colossae: “Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.” (Colossians 3:2).

     It was sweet to see the response from the “unchurched” to this discussion of a Word from God.

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Lee McDowell Christian Ministries

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P.O. Box 633244   Nacogdoches, TX 75963              936-559-5696

Think on Truth

     It is so much fun to be able to share some Truth that God can use to encourage as well as affect the lives of the folks at Christ in the Park in their day to day living.  And this Sunday we started a look at the great verse in Philippians where God gives eight (8) “things” to THINK ON.  This is a very interesting proposition…  Each week we will look at one.

     It is not surprising God begins by telling us to be thinking “on truth.”  Without Truth (Jesus) there is no Life.  Everything else is a lie.  Everything else can bring death to the situation.

     We discussed how Truth can not only improve their lives, but also bring God’s power into their issues. 

     There was one person in attendance that has not been in quite a while, needing God to bring His power into their life.  I can’t share a name, but let me ask you to pray for that priceless victory from the unfathomable riches of God’s grace for this person.  God is the God of miracles.  They need one.

     Well, you can see how important your prayers are, and the support you give this ministry.  May the Lord pour out His grace on you also.

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Lee McDowell Christian Ministries

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(blog) christinthepark.blogspot.com 

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P.O. Box 633244   Nacogdoches, TX 75963              936-559-5696

God has a plan

     God always has a plan.  Isn’t that wonderful!  He tells us in several places in the Bible that “man makes plans, but God directs our steps.”  When something happens unexpectedly from our plans I always remember our friend Michael Wells’ statement: “God permits what He could prevent, and He prevents what He could permit.”  Nothing happens without the hand of God on it…one way or the other.

     Two things changed directions for me this weekend.  One I will share here, the other I will share on my personal ministry blog: leemccmviews.blogspot.com

     What I will share here: today at Christ In The Park we were having one discussion, then the whole thing changed to another.  And it did so because of who was there, and who was not.  That in itself is always interesting each Sunday!  The end result today was that God took our thoughts and words to a discussion on bible texts, translations, and word meanings.  There was no end to the discussion, which is perfectly fine.  But, one thing is certain, every Christian I have ever known who really is interested in communicating with God has a desire to hold in their hands THE Word of God (written) and to speak to & hear from The Word (Christ) of God.  So, it is important that all Believers do due diligence to search for Well, amen.

     The temperatures have been very warm.  The fellowship just as warm.  Thanks to God’s presence each and every Sunday.

     p.s. be sure to go to the “views” blogspot…I promise you it will be a huge blessing for you!  And besides, I will give you some info on a prayer need I want to share with you and ask you to share with as many as you can.

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Lee McDowell Christian Ministries

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P.O. Box 633244   Nacogdoches, TX 75963              936-559-5696

Every CitP participant a minister

What a great day for gathering in the park…cooler, comfortable weather with a nice breeze.  And warm fellowship sharing Christ with each other.

This is the handout from Christ in the Park this morning.  Does it speak to you?

Every Christ In The Park participant a minister

2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.”

Our God is the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort.

He comforts us in all our tribulation.

So that we may be able to comfort others who are in any trouble…

Every one of us has been comforted by God, or experienced His mercy.  We now are ministers with a ministry to go tell someone else how they can experience the same from God.  It begins with recognizing and accepting that YOU are a minister according to God.

Go share!

     Moving forward we are challenging ourselves to “be” ministers and be accountable.     We discussed that each Sunday we will give an account of how we have been “ministers” in sharing the mercy and comfort God has given us…that we shared with someone God brought across our path that needed His mercy or comfort.

     Pray for these folks to become MINISTERS of God’s mercy and comfort!

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Lee McDowell Christian Ministries

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P.O. Box 633244   Nacogdoches, TX 75963              936-559-5696

CitP 3rd Anniversary!

     It was a beautiful morning at Festival Park in downtown Nacogdoches, and it was the 3^rd anniversary of Christ In The Park.  Wow!  3 years of lifting up Christ in this public setting.  And as usual, the diversity of participants was one of the most beautiful aspects of this celebration.

     This was an excellent day to talk about three things “we must do” in our walk with God.  (It is not very often that we use that phrase!)…

BELIEVE GOD, TRUST GOD, EXPECT GOD to…

Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.  In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.”

     It is a must that every time we read a verse the first thing WE MUST DO is BELIEVE GOD.  God has said it, we must believe it (Him).  Period.

     The second thing WE MUST DO is TRUST GOD.  Trust Him with all our heart.  The “heart” is the mind, emotions, and will acting together.  For Christians, we get to operate in Christ’s Mind, with His emotions, and His will to lead us.  We must trust God with these three in agreement.  What we don’t do is lean on our understanding in our natural mind.

     The third thing WE MUST DO is EXPECT GOD TO do what He said He would do.  God has said what He would do, we believe Him and trust Him…then expect Him to do it.  Doing the first two, He directs our paths.

     So, God has told us that like THE GOOD SHEPHERD He is, HE WILL DIRECT OUR PATHS.  Believe Him, trust Him, and expect Him to do so.

     See how easy it is to live as one of God’s sheep.

Well, amen!

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Christ in the Park ministry

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Lee McDowell Christian Ministries

(email) leemccm@gmail.com

(blog) christinthepark.blogspot.com 

(Facebook) Christ In The Park

P.O. Box 633244   Nacogdoches, TX 75963              936-559-5696

summer heat

CitP blog, 8-30-18, summer heat

     Things have been hot and humid at the park the past two Sunday mornings, but a nice breeze made things comfortable and that led to some great fellowship around the tables with iced tea, snacks, and the Word of God.

     One discussion was about the revelation of SELF and the revelation of GOD.  This was an area of thought that few had ever heard of.  It is absolutely encouraging to see the faithfulness of those whose hearts are hungering for a fellowship with God and with other Believers.  These are hungry for God revealing Himself to them, and also His revealing who they truly are.

     This past Sunday we talked about “gathering little by little” and how they could get an idea of having something in hand sometime down the road, instead of letting everything that passes through their hands disappear like a mist in sunlight.  It was a beautiful exchange of ideas, questions, and thinking about what can be.

     Two verses were the focus of this last discussion:

          Proverbs 13:11, “Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labor shall

            increase.”

          Ephesians 4:28, “He that labors, working with his hands, shall so increase as that he shall have to

            give to him that needs.”

One thing I have seen for three years now, these park people are the most giving people.  They may not have much, they share with each other like family.  And they are laborers with their hands.  God once again made a connection these past two weeks.  Well, amen.  Made me think of Michael Wells and Greg Wray and how Christ in the Park got started.  This Sunday is our 3^rd anniversary.

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Lee McDowell Christian Ministries

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P.O. Box 633244   Nacogdoches, TX 75963              936-559-5696

Inner Peace

There was a somewhat somber mood in our group this morning as a sister of one of the participants passed away Friday from a long illness.  As only God could orchestrate, the topic for discussion was "inner peace," of which our man openly stated he had none of that coming to the park this morning.

But, God spoke to his heart, and to all in attendance, with another look at our verse from the previous week...

Romans 15:13, “Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.”

I do not know of anyone who does not want PEACE.  Whether that is “world peace” or “inner peace,” all want PEACE.  God promises INNER PEACE for Christians who desire such.  In fact, it is another GIFT He wants to give us.

But, rest assured, it is not anything like “world peace.”  Listen to what Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you, MY PEACE I GIVE UNTO YOU : NOT AS THE WORLD GIVETH (capital letters for emphasis), give I unto you.  Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid” (John 14:27).

So, let us focus on 5 things from these two verses:

1.      the God of hope is the one who can fill us with HIS PEACE, if we are “believing.”

2.      it is HIS power that provides His peace.

3.      He gives, not like the world.

4.      Let not our hearts be troubled (agitated, stirred up)

5.      Let not our hearts be afraid (timid, fearful to extent of backing off)

“World peace” is based on circumstances and human beings.  INNER PEACE is based on fellowship with God.  If we are not experiencing INNER PEACE, all must take a look at two things:

1.      am I a child of God?  Once that is settled, we must ask…

2.      what is wrong with my fellowship with God?

With a proper fellowship with God, HE can fill us with all joy and peace if we believe and trust Him.

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P.O. Box 633244   Nacogdoches, TX 75963              936-559-5696

Hope

Sunday, 8-5, was a positive day at the Park ministry.  Thank You, Lord, for those who were present and participating.  And for showing us how You are making a difference in some lives.

The following is the handout for the day…about “Hope.”  It hit the mark with at least two of the people struggling with such…

Romans 15:13, “Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing,

that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.”

True or False? – A person without HOPE in something or someone, is a person with not much to live for.   ___________

The word, hope, means to “have expectation, confidence, trust.”  It can be as much as a “confident expectation of good.”

Two things are important for us to know:

1.      HOPE comes from our believing

2.      HOPE is sustained by Holy Spirit  (His power)

·         1 Corinthians 13:7-8, love believes  &  hopes

“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.  Love never fails.”

Whose LOVE is this love?

·         Proverbs 13:12

“Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life

Q – What or Who are you believing & hoping in ?

The fellowship was good as usual.  The fellowship always leads to “other” discussions that involve spiritual matters.  Amazing how quickly two hours goes by!

Thanks always for your prayers!

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P.O. Box 633244   Nacogdoches, TX 75963              936-559-5696

Rick and Abby West

Two great friends, Rick and Abby West, led out last Sunday, 7-22, while Barbara and I were with family at the beach.  They reported 9 in attendance, with discussion centering around these verses:

• 2 Peter 1:16
• 1 John 1:1
• 2 Peter 1:20-21

The Word of God is used of God to touch ready hearts!  It is beautiful to see those who do not miss a Sunday at the Park!

patience and comfort

“The gifts of patience and comfort”

Romans 15:5-6, “Now the God of patience and comfort grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify God…”

These are great verses showing two gifts from God available to all Christians: patience and comfort.  And the Apostle Paul prayed this for the Believers at Rome (something we could pray for all Believers today).  It is important to note Paul prays that all would be “likeminded one toward another.”  The original Greek word translated to English is phroneo, that means not only ‘thought’ but also the ‘affections,’ and ‘action.’

And God tells us that being ‘likeminded’ (in thoughts, affections, and actions of patience and comfort), we glorify God.

‘Patience’ here is a word meaning to abide, or endure, no matter the circumstances.  It is associated with ‘hope.’  It is a quality in a Believer (a gift of the grace of God) that does not surrender or succumb under trial.  Believers can stick with other Believers no matter what happens.

‘Comfort” here is a word meaning an exhortation, admonition, or encouragement for the purpose of strengthening and establishing the Believer’s possession of redemption.  When God comforts one Believer through another Believer, He is doing so to help the one being comforted to KNOW that he truly IS a Christian, and to strengthen his faith.

Let us be Believers who are letting God grant patience and comfort (with the biblical meanings described here) to other Believers through us…’likeminded’ in thoughts, affections, and actions.

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P.O. Box 633244   Nacogdoches, TX 75963              936-559-5696